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A review by alisonburnis
The Details by Ia Genberg
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A woman is sick and has an intense fever. While resting, she remembers a get-well card she once got from a former lover, and that sends her down a path of reminiscing about pivotal people in her life, whether those relationships were brief or deeply entangled.
Plotless fiction! I loved the meditations on the complicated relationships we have, and how significant people can have effects on our lives, long after we’ve drifted apart. This is short and experimental. I’m not sure it’s as strong as others on the International Booker shortlist this year, but it was very good.
Plotless fiction! I loved the meditations on the complicated relationships we have, and how significant people can have effects on our lives, long after we’ve drifted apart. This is short and experimental. I’m not sure it’s as strong as others on the International Booker shortlist this year, but it was very good.